When college students think of sex, we think of, well, the adjacent photo. Sex not only intrigues us because of its physical aspects, but also because of who's doing it, where it's done and why it sometimes doesn't happen like it's supposed to. We also shouldn't lose sight of sex's dangerous and deadly facets, among them sexual assault and sexually transmitted diseases.
They're baaaack - and STD-free. We've tracked down The Hatchet's straight-talking sex advice columnists Chick and Dick from years' past. After a year-and-a-half hiatus, they're back for one issue to give their signature raunchy takes on everyday college student sex queries.
A man approaches an unsuspecting young woman from behind at a brisk pace. He wraps his arm forcefully around her neck and demands her wallet. As she instinctively kicks her legs back at him, he hollers, "Stop kicking me or I'll break your neck! Where's your wallet?" Suddenly, he loosens his grip and politely asks, "Am I choking you badly?" The man is Matthew McGovern, the instructor of a one-credit self-defense class offered at GW.
It seems like every girl has that one gay friend she adores. He's funny, hip and sensitive, and many girls wish they could find a straight guy who is more like him. GW is not lacking these types of men - it is well-known on campus that the University has a solid gay population.
Maybe it's because students need to let off steam after a week of midterm exams. Maybe it's because everyone in sight is wearing a bathing suit (or less). Maybe it's because the media has encouraged a culture of spring break indulgence and promiscuity. Or, maybe it's all of that, plus alcohol.
Junior Jeffrey Parker, a history major from Winston-Salem, N.C., is spending the spring semester in Oxford, England, after also spending the fall term there. Twice a month, he will share his experiences and observations from England as one of GW's many expats.
As part of freshman Hayley Richardson's volunteer work, she makes and distributes condom kits and crack kits. Distributing free condoms and clean syringes, Richardson regularly works with Prevention Works, an organization striving to reduce the spread of HIV in the nation's capital.
There's something about a five-by-two elevated cubicle and a toilet that is ideal for anonymous male sex. Ever since the advent of public restrooms, men have been having intercourse in them. You'd think that GW, with its relatively clean, well-trafficked facilities, would not be a magnet for such activity. But you'd be wrong.
Vol. 106
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